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How long after a bitch has puppies will her heat cycle start? I know every bitch is diffrent, but is there a round about time for it to happen? I need to make sure that I notice this because I have a un-nuetered dog, and I do NOT want him to knock her up. She just had a litter and I know it isnt good for them to have 2 litters one right after the other. And I do not want anymore pups and they are not the same breed anyway, I dont want to mix breeds. But hmm, I bet a Min Pin / Yorkie would be cute. JUST KIDDING! calm down, lol. I am going to get them both fixed, but I have to wait for the tax return money. Because my male needs his shots updated also. My bitch is up to date her shots, but the people we got her from keep saying they will send her shot record but they dont. So I am going to have to get her shots again just so I can get her fixed. That is gunna add up doing 2 dogs at the same time, Shots and fixed. And its xmas time. Sorry I kinda rambled on a bit.

Some dogs can come in a month or two after weaning, some will do whatever the normal cycle is. I would watch the dogs. When a bitch first comes into heat, they are not receptive, but he will try. Keep a good eye on them. If you are watching and spending time with the dogs every day, you will know. If you dont have the time to watch them together, then get a couple of x-pens and seperate them. I have my male run with my females when they are not in heat, and have not had an Opps litter yet.

"Normal" is ususally 4 months. But my female that had pups in May, came into heat again in Sept. And is now in heat again! I have her locked in the tower surrounded by a moat full of alligators!!!!!!!!

He's your friend,your partner,your defender your dog.You are his life,his love,his leader. He will be yours faithful and true to the last beat of his heart.You owe it to him to worthy of such devotion

I need to get one of those. LOL. Well I hope she dont go into heat before she gets fixed. Oh I didnt think about how long you should wait to get them fixed after they whelped. Is there a time period to wait from that?

Most females remain on time as thier current cycle... meaning if they cycle every 6 months, they will go into thier next cycle as if they hadn't had a litter... so basically figure 2 months after the pups are weaned on average....

As far as a time frame to weight for a spay... there is none. Many people will spay when the litter is born, so you can do your girl anytime.

If money is tight, look into getting county vouchers from your animal shelter.... most counties a lot a certain number of them per year and because of your current litter, you would take priority. This should cut the spay and nueter in hlaf or even less. Also, check out http://www.spayusa.org and there is another one, I believe it's called friends of the animals.... both organizations list vets in your area that offer free or low cost spay and neuters..... any of these clinics should also offer low cost vaccinations as well.

My recommendation is two weeks after her milk is totally dried up. I never recommend spaying immediatly after whelping because it can cause hormone changes that will dry up their milk. I know there are vet who demand you spay if you are there for a C-section. I am just greatful my vet is not one of those.

One of the problems with heat cycles being when they are suppose to be and when they actually are, is I can not get my girls to read a calendar. Just like female humans, we all cycle differently. Have you ever been with a group of woman who are on there monthy cycle and even though you are not due for yours for 2 weeks, somehow you start anyway. It works like that with dogs as well.

He's your friend,your partner,your defender your dog.You are his life,his love,his leader. He will be yours faithful and true to the last beat of his heart.You owe it to him to worthy of such devotion

NoDogYet, you do remember where I live right? Hot Springs and alligators work great. LOL Have you ever been to the alligator farm down the road from me????

She is pretty mad at me right now about being locked in the tower. But it was so nice of my boy to point out she had come back into heat so soon. The other night he usually runs to mommy, but this night he ran to her instead. Hmmmmmmmm not happening boyfriend.

He's your friend,your partner,your defender your dog.You are his life,his love,his leader. He will be yours faithful and true to the last beat of his heart.You owe it to him to worthy of such devotion

Thanks bullymom. I requested info on that site. I know my local Humane Society has a SNIP program. If your dog is up to date on their shots then they will SNIP for $39.95. It cost $125 to get all the shots. I know that cause I did all that for my brothers dog a few months ago. So $125 X 2 is $250 plus $40 X 2 is $330 total. That is almost a whole paycheck. I could get them done one at a time. But I will just wait a month and get them done together. That way they will be resting together instead of playing to much. Madde playes a little rough with Crackers sometimes and he yipes.

I would look into another vet for you vaccinations, as the prices you listed are way out of line!!! I can order a batch of 25 all in one shots (minus rabies) for under $100.00, and individually they are under $10.00..... your vet is making a killing off of people at those prices.... even a rabies vaccine should be under $10.00... even with an office visit, it shouldn't be so much. Check with your local feed supply stores and other clinics...they tend to offer monthly or bi-monthly low cost vaccination clinics..

I live in the city, so I dont know of any feed supply places. I called around all over the St. Louis area to find the cheapest price for the shots. That is the cheapest I could find. Or was that for the neutering? Im not sure now. But that price was at the Humane Society of Missouri. At this other place I took my other dog it was only $6 cheaper. Oh and the SNIP price is $29.95. I counted the $10 baby tooth extraction before. It would be cheaper if I bought them all myself, but I dont think I could stick them myself.